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awilson   11-07-2008 at 02:47:25 PM

I am building a new PC from scratch for a friend that wants to spend around $2,000. Any comments/suggestions are greatly appreciated. I just need some feedback before i order everything. My main concern is; will this power supply be enough to power everything?

Motherboard: ASRock X48TurboTwins-WiFi LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157129

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115041

Heatsink: Rosewill RCX-Z775-EX 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835200026

Memory: OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory x2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227298

Video Card: EVGA 01G-P3-1280-AR GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130365

Power Supply: Thermaltake W0116RU 750W Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817153038

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136218

Disc Drive: LG Black 6X Blu-ray DVD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Model GGC-H20L
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136133

Case: Thermaltake ArmorPlus(Armor+) VH6000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811133056

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evongugg   11-07-2008 at 03:03:29 PM
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Welcome to the forums!

I'd rather get one of these heatsinks.

Top 5 heatsinks:

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] 67-12.html

Top 5 Low Profile Heatsinks on Frostytech

http://www.frostytech.com/top5_low [...] tsinks.cfm

For the power supply, I'd get a Corsair 750W.

With a X48 motherboard, that supports Crossfire, I 'd rather get a HD4870 1 GB. That way you can Crossfire it later on.


Message edited by evongugg on 11-07-2008 at 03:13:06 PM
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evongugg   11-07-2008 at 03:07:43 PM
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The ASUS Rampage Formula is a great MB. It has the X48 chipset and supports 16x/16x crossfire and overclocks great. The ASUS P5E Deluxe is the Rampage Formula minus the Onboard buttons and the LCD poster.

If that i s too expensive:

Two models stood out, and both used DDR2 rather than DDR3 memory. DFI and Gigabyte had the best onboard feature set, but while Gigabyte also had the most complete set of rear panel ports, DFI had the highest stable DDR2 memory speed. The Lanparty LT X48-T2R also pushed our Core 2 Duo E6850 the farthest, but higher achievable FSB for the X48-DQ6 speed might put it ahead if we’d used a different processor.

http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] 41-31.html

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50bmg   11-07-2008 at 03:08:01 PM
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i know your spending $2000, but dont throw money at the gpu. The 4870 is a better deal. Or use that $400 for the 280 and get 2 4870s or 2 4850s. Even better a 4870x2.

otherwise the build is fine.


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evongugg   11-07-2008 at 03:11:41 PM
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This is a nice case:

COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000 RC-1000-KSN1-GP Black/ Silver Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119138

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awilson   11-07-2008 at 05:53:36 PM
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thanks everyone for your comments. so after doing a little more reading up, i made a couple revisions to my machine. Also, would it be better to get 8gb of ddr2 1066 or 4gb of ddr3 1600?

Video Card: SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102768

Heatsink/Fan: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835186134

Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139006

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Avenger_K   11-07-2008 at 06:07:10 PM
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Go with the 8GB DDR2. DDR3 offers no real-world performance benefits (for your setup at least) and is much more expensive.

By the way, very nice build and way to do your research before coming in here to ask for help. I'm sure I speak for all when I saw that I'm a bit tired of all these "build me a system" threads posted by newbies who expect us to make all their choices for them. Good luck with the build!

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aznguy0028   11-07-2008 at 06:19:52 PM
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hey awilson

drop the Artic Freezer 7, its a good cooler but the Xigmatek S1283 is better. and 5$ cheaper.

Xigmatek S2183
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] ek%20s1283

and be sure to get the retention bracket for best performance
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233019

i guess the total price comes out the same but you're getting a better cooler for it :P

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awilson   11-07-2008 at 08:17:32 PM
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yeah, after reading some more reviews and talking to a few other people, they also recommended the Xigmatek S2183 so i will go with that.

Also, evongugg i really like that case as well, but i will have to see which one my friend likes better. I am building it for him after all haha

So my total comes to ~$2100
also, if anyone can tell me how to make a public wishlist on newegg i will post it as well so you can see my complete build.

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cow_moo   11-07-2008 at 08:50:59 PM
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Dont get an ASRoCk get a gigabyte they are much more relible, and you dont have to get higher speed ram you just need DDR2 800

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